Presentation week5
- 1. ID 3316931 Who deserves to be believed in online media? Di LIANG 17 August, 2010
- 2. Outline Background information Who deserved to be believed in online media Conclusion
- 3. 1 Background information
- 4. The last few decades, the world has witnessed the soaring development of information technology, which gave rise to the creation of the Internet in the mid 1990s . As the Internet is prevalently used by an increasing number of individuals, online media has become the mainstream press in contemporary society . Wikipedia 2010, Internet, Wikipedia, accessed 5 August 2010, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_internet>.
- 5. 1. By the end of September 2009, there are more than 1.7 billion people using the internet. 2. Compared with the data in 2008, Internet users increased 18% in the end of September 2009. Pingdom 2010, Internet 2009 in number, Pingdom, accessed 5 August 2010, <http://royal.pingdom.com/2010/01/22/internet-2009-in-numbers/>.
- 6. It is undeniable that an increasing number of people tend to receive news via online media. But in the meantime…… Whether the news in online media can be believed has sparked much debate.
- 7. Some people start to suspect the authenticity of the news in online media. Some of them even begin to doubt the news from major “brand name” web sites such as New York Times, NPR, the Los Angeles Times, etc. Lasica, JD 2004, Transparency begets trust in the ever-expanding blogosphere, USC, accessed 5 August 2010, <http://royal.pingdom.com/2010/01/22/internet-2009-in-numbers/>.
- 8. 2 Who deserves to be believed in online media
- 9. 1 Bloggers may deserve to be believed in online media. Reasons: Niche expertise. bloggers can be experts with a deep knowledge about a topic like open-source software or micro- biology. Transparency in motives. Bloggers have greater freedom to speak from the heart and use a personal voice whereas most journalists are constrained by an institutional objectivity. Transparency in process. Bloggers link to documents, sources and supporting evidence to buttress their own authority. Forthrightness about mistakes. When bloggers err, the credible ones publish a mea culpa and take responsibility, with the corrected information alongside their original posting. Lasica, JD 2004, Transparency begets trust in the ever-expanding blogosphere, USC, accessed 5 August 2010, <http://royal.pingdom.com/2010/01/22/internet-2009-in-numbers/>.
- 10. 2 The websites which are provided by non-profit organizations or institutions may deserve to be believed. Example: The website such as .org and . edu, may deserve to be believed rather than the website such as .com and . net . Reasons: The website such as .org and . edu are always offered by research organizations or educational institutions which release news more objectively while the website such as .com and. net. are provided by commercial organizations which usually release news driven by their profits; therefore, the news lack the authenticity.
- 11. Non-profit web sites Vandelay Design 2009, 40 of the Best Websites of Non-Profit Organizations , Vandelay Design, accessed 15 August 2010,<http://www.abc.net.au/corp/pubs/documents/edpol07.pdf>.
- 12. 3 The websites which have strictly monitoring mechanisms may deserve to be believed. Reasons: Monitoring mechanisms can supervise the content of the news. Also, web site administrators can delete or correct error news immediately thereby controlling the dissemination of pseudo events . Example: ABC
- 13. Example: ABC The website which provided by ABC may deserve to be believed, because ABC has strictly monitoring mechanisms. ABC 2007, Editorial politics, ABC, accessed 15 August 2010, <http://www.abc.net.au/corp/pubs/documents/edpol07.pdf>.
- 14. 3 Conclusion
- 15. Nowadays, more and more people tend to receive news in online media. But in the meantime… The authenticity of the news in online media has been suspect by some people. Therefore… To explore who deserves to be believed in online media is significantly important. Three suggestions Bloggers The websites The websites which are which have provided by non-profit strictly organizations or institutions monitoring mechanisms … may deserve to be believed in online media.
- 16. Reference list Wikipedia 2010, Internet, Wikipedia, accessed 5 August 2010, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_internet>. Pingdom 2010, Internet 2009 in number, Pingdom, accessed 5 August 2010, <http://royal.pingdom.com/2010/01/22/internet-2009-in-numbers/>. Lasica, JD 2004, Transparency begets trust in the ever-expanding blogosphere, USC, accessed 5 August 2010, <http://royal.pingdom.com/2010/01/22/internet-2009-in-numbers/>. Vandelay Design 2009, 40 of the Best Websites of Non-Profit Organizations , Vandelay Design, accessed 15 August 2010, <http://www.abc.net.au/corp/pubs/documents/edpol07.pdf>. ABC 2007, Editorial politics, ABC, accessed 15 August 2010, <http://www.abc.net.au/corp/pubs/documents/edpol07.pdf>.